Hey Peggy I am so glad that your mom has a place and will pray that she gets
well so she can help with that garden that will be nice for her.
hugs
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy Kern" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:22 PM
Subject: Mom update
> Hi, all. Sorry for the cross post. Just thought I'd fill you in on the
> latest with Mom.
>
> She doesn't have a fever, but is wheezing really bad, and has to have
> breathing treatments every four hours. My sister-in-law said she looked
> really tired today. I imagine she would be tired if they're waking her up
> every four hours! <grin> On the bright side, my brother and
sister-in-law
> found a place for her. The place we'd hoped to get because it's close to
> all of us got filled already, but the caseworker took my sister-in-law to
> see it anyway, and she didn't like it at all. It smelled of urine and was
> very run-down. The place they finally found is very near my brother and
> sister-in-law, though quite a ways from us. It's apparently very
beautiful
> and very secure. It's owned by a nurse, and she has a couple living there
> and caring for the six people, all with dementia, who live there. I don't
> know when I'll get to see it, but I'm hoping it'll be this weekend
> sometime. We don't know when Mom will be released from the hospital, but
> the nurse-owner came to visit her and meet her, and brought her some
> flowers and asked her if she had a green thumb and if she'd like to help
> her with her garden. Mom was apparently really excited.
>
> I talked to my aunt tonight, and she sounded pretty lonely, now that Mom's
> not there. But her daughter-in-law is flying down tomorrow and will stay
> for the weekend and help her with the transition. It looks like she'll be
> staying in the apartment, which I think will be best, since she knows
> everyone in the complex and can walk to the store. So things are moving
> along. Now we just have to pray that Mom will be well enough soon to move
> into the new place.
>
> Peggy
>
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